$60K given to Women's Community in honor of shooting victims

A memorial to Dianne M. Look, 67, and Karen L. Barclay, 62, is set up outside the Marathon Savings Bank in Rothschild. The women were killed in a March 22 shooting spree.(Photo: Laura Schulte/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin)Buy Photo

WAUSAU - Three local organizations combined to donate $60,000 on Wednesday to the Women's Community, a gift made in honor of the victims of the March 22 shootings in the Rothschild area.

Marathon Savings Bank made a contribution of $20,000, which was matched by both the B.A. & Esther Greenheck Foundation and the Dudley Foundation, according to a news release from the bank.

The donations were made in honor of those who died March 22, during a string of shootings that allegedly began with a domestic incident. Those killed included: two Marathon Savings Bank employees, Dianne Look and Karen Barclay; Schofield lawyer Sara Quirt Sann; and an Everest Metro Detective Jason Weiland. The suspect in the shootings, Nengmy Vang, died Saturday morning from wounds sustained March 22 during a stand-off with police outside of the Aspen Street Apartments in Weston.

"We have been deeply moved by the outpouring of support in this community for the families who lost their lives in last month's horrific tragedy," Nicholas Zillges, president and CEO of Marathon Savings Bank, said in the news release. "Karen and Dianne were warm, wonderful women who were beloved members of our bank family. The Marathon County community as a whole continues to mourn the loss of four tremendous citizens."

The bank hopes that the donation will help to protect victims and prevent domestic violence, according to the release.

Look, 67, had worked at the bank for nearly 19 years and was serving as an assistant vice president and office manager. Barclay, 62, had worked at the bank for over six years as a customer service representative.

The donation to the Women's Community isn't the first that Marathon Savings Bank has made in honor of the victims of the shootings. Last month, it announced a fund established to support the Barclay and Look families, and contributed $30,000. The bank also established a GoFundMe page, titled Barclay and Look Family Fund, for the families in response to support from the community. The fund has raised $17,600 to date.

Contact Going Out reporter Laura Schulte at 715-297-7532 or leschulte@gannett.com; on Twitter @schultelaura.